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https://rewordify.com/
Simplifies difficult English.
http://lingro.com/
Vocabulary translation/support
https://www.nasa.gov/
Brings the wonder of the universe into the classroom.  Wonderful pictures and resources.
https://www.classdojo.com/
Popular with students and parents! Great for classroom management and communication with families. Letters can be translated.
https://quizlet.com/features/live
Students of all proficiency levels enjoy this one/they can work in teams.  Great for review and support.
https://plickers.com/
Students participate anonymously.  Its fun and engaging.  Students can create the questions and answers.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html
Students make a comic strip to demonstrate understanding and practice language skills.

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Some of the strategies that I look forward to using.

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Some of the strategies that I look forward to using.

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Creating a class map that reflects student ancestry and travels.
"All About Me" stories and drawings.
"My Life in Numbers"
Inviting parents to share information/concerns/hopes for their child.
Acting out words, phrases and concepts(TPR).
Personal dictionaries.
Expanding the use of Word Walls.
Readers Theater.
Reading to my class.
Getting out of the classroom: field trips and using the school and field as a part of our learning.
Photo essays.
Continued and expanded pre-teaching of vocabulary to prepare for content reading.
Songs and illustrations.
Math manipulatives.
Science experiments.
Cognates.
Remembering to listen to my students who are always a wealth of ideas!

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Invest the time up front  focus on making positive interactions easy: simple class rules and procedures. High expectations of behavior combined with positive feedback. Building in opportunities for success.
My planning and delivery of SIOP lessons  will be supported by the text, articles, videos and feedback that was offered in this class.  In addition, collaborating with more experienced peers, seeking feedback and continued education and practice will help me meet these challenges.
Meeting the challenge of developing comprehensible input  and my understanding of my students will be supported by the strategies presented in our course.

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Each year we face the challenge of setting the tone for a supportive learning environment.  This is my favorite one!  It is the most important challenge to meet!!
Planning and delivering SIOP lessons that meet the varied needs of my students.
Comprehensible input.
Developing an understanding of my students and each one's needs in a timely manner.
Developing  well constructed content AND language goals.

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BY Cathryn Robertson

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So very much!!!!!
I have more tools to use  when planning, teaching and assessing
This  course has raised my awareness of the language component of every lesson and activity.
I feel more prepared to face the challenges to be ahead.
I am excited about continuing on to the next course.
It s exciting to know I have additional resources to support my student's language development on content understanding
Most of all, I am excited to see my student grow in confidence and take the risks to become  life long learners!!!

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Challenging...exciting...
inspiring...kept me thinking